SOURCES SOUGHT - The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) intends to award a fixed price contract for the repair of the 6M332 CRANKSHAFT on the Training Ship the Golden Bear.Requirements include:REMOVE #1 CLYINDER HEAD, PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD FOR CONNECTING ROD INSPECTION.DISCONNECT ENGINE FROM GENERATOR AND OIL PAN.REMOVE ALL WATER, FUEL PIPING AND INTERFERENCE THAT IS NECESSARY.PREP ENGINE ROOM WITH LIFTING BRACKETS IN THE OVERHEAD.LIFT ENGINE FROM OIL PAN AND SET ON BLOCKING.DISCONNECT ALL CONNECTING RODS FROM CRANKSHAFT AND SUPPORT.REMOVE CRANKSHAFT FROM ENGINE AND RIG FROM ENGINE ROOM.SEND CRANKSHAFT TO MACHINE SHOP TO HAVE #1 ROD JOURNAL REDUCED TO THE FIRST UNDERSIZE BEARING.REASSEMBLE ENGINE IN REVERSE ORDER USING ALL NECESSARY SEALS AND GASKETS AND BEARINGSFINAL MATERIAL LIST WILL BE DETERMINED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.ALL REPAIRS SHOULD BE BLESSED BY THE REGULATORY SOCIETY, ABS. ABS'S RECOMMENDATION WILL BE FINAL. This proposed contract will be performed while the vessel is located at Vallejo, California, at the foot of 200 Maritime Academy Drive on or about 10/1/09. The RFQ DTMA4Q09052 will be available by electronic posting on or about 9/10/09. This is an unrestricted requirement under the NAICS Code 336611and it will not be Set-Aside for Small Businesses. Once it is issued a copy may be found at www.fedbizopps.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov. If you would like to be directly contacted please email
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